Is Syneos Health a good company to work for?

Syneos Health has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 4,859 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at Syneos Health to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Syneos Health have been left by employees working as Diabetes Sales Specialist , Intern and Clinical Research Associate II .

Does Syneos Health pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Syneos Health employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Syneos Health . This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Syneos Health ?

67% of Syneos Health employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Syneos Health 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Syneos Health ?

Sales Representative (128) , Project Specialist (119) , Project Manager (106) , Clinical Research Associate (88) , Senior CRA (80) , Manager (57) , CRA I (56) , Senior Clinical Research Associate (55) , Senior Project Specialist (53) , Director (52) , Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative (50) , Associate Director (48) , CRA II (42) , Clinical Trial Manager (37) , Analyst (32)

What are the pros of working at Syneos Health according to real employee reviews?

"Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 299 reviews)); "Benefits are good and most people work remotely" ((in 174 reviews)); "I was in INC research before it merged with Health Inventiv .Good culture and good people ." ((in 170 reviews)); "Great people and a lot of talent" ((in 168 reviews)); "Lots of changes and good pay" ((in 123 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Syneos Health according to real employee reviews?

"When you have poor management your team fails because orders are just sent down without thought or consideration" ((in 158 reviews)); "Two years no bonus due to not meeting company not meeting metrics" ((in 100 reviews)); "Lack of decision making by upper management." ((in 38 reviews)); "There is no diversity and multi" ((in 11 reviews)); "Way too much favoritism and gossip going on between managers and this is very apparent." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Syneos Health layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Syneos Health layoffs and their outlook for job security at Syneos Health in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Syneos Health locations?

Raleigh , Morrisville , New York , Somerset , Princeton , Los Angeles , Dallas , Philadelphia , Chicago , Boston , Houston , Miami , Atlanta , Nashville , Durham , Austin , Charlotte , Wilmington , Columbus , Tampa , Newark , San Diego , San Francisco , Phoenix , Washington , Indianapolis , San Antonio , Cincinnati , San Jose , Seattle

Syneos Health reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(3,942 total reviews)

Costa Panagos

66% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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Syneos Health has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,942 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Syneos Health employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

5.0

Apr 26, 2022

Good company overall

Clinical trial manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good direct management. Flexible schedule.

Cons

Bonuses not guaranteed even if company profits are high. High turnover.

2.0

Apr 24, 2022

Not So Great For Employee or Customer

Field sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good base salary, although salary and benefits are determined by the customer company for the project you are working on. I have been in the biotech industry for over 15 years and my salary was slightly higher than other companies that I interviewed with. BUT the horrible benefits package that we have cancels out the increase in base pay. On my project to cover myself and my spouse on their mediocre benefit plan (Aetna) it costs me $650 per month plus I have high copays, deductibles, and co-insurance.

Cons

The benefits are horrible and if you try to take a look at them before you accept the job offer they are impossible to get from the Syneos recruiter There is no accountability so mediocrity prevails at Syneos. The sales managers work for Syneos and their job is to keep the client (company) happy and keep territories filled. As a result they hide a lot of things from the client and allow inept employees to keep their jobs by hiding how awful they are. It's a really bad set-up for the clients and for the employees. If you are a total slacker and can BS your way through the interview ,then Syneos is the place for you because they will keep you around forever and will just shuffle you from one project to the other. After working in this industry for over 15 years I have truly never seen anything like it!

1.0

Apr 18, 2022

Not stable in growth

Recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Trying to re-invent and rebuild

Cons

Growing with wrong management team.

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